Buying Advice 3320 private purchase

[sfloggie]

Will and thanks. Yes I do not have a clue about operation. Thank God a great farm family is working the front 22 acres and has been for 10 years (on this land).

Their son is meeting me Saturday and he is going to instruct. They are an all JD family from the small ATV to the huge whatevers! They also help me with best management practices.

I will send photos of the equipment and a few of the land. It is a mix of open crop land, brush (thick), scrub (thicker), area with trees 150' high and river.

 

[JDGreenGrass]

Will and thanks. Yes I do not have a clue about operation. Thank God a great farm family is working the front 22 acres and has been for 10 years (on this land).

Their son is meeting me Saturday and he is going to instruct. They are an all JD family from the small ATV to the huge whatevers! They also help me with best management practices.

I will send photos of the equipment and a few of the land. It is a mix of open crop land, brush (thick), scrub (thicker), area with trees 150' high and river.

Hey, this sounds like a great resource for you.

Congrats and best wishes with your tractor. You got a good one.:thumbsup:

 

[CinderSchnauzer]

Congrats on the new to you 3320.

Check how your wheels / tires are mounted and consider switching them to the "wide" setting for greater stability. Loaded tires / wheel weights / ballast are other items you may wish to research depending on your terrain and intended use.

 

[sfloggie]

The land is sandy loam which quickly turns soft and slick in rain (or dew). all has ground cover of some type except the 22 acres just harvested of corn and soon to be in winter wheat before soybeans in the spring.

What are situations for the wider wheels and ballast?

I will be going into thick scrub and saplings but plan to use a rented BobCat (T320) with Forestry Cutter to clean a path of about 1.5 miles to the river. Afterward I will keep the path and other trails plus open areas clear with the JD.

I need to connect a lot of old ditches as they start and stop creating areas of polled or flowing water. I will send pictures and video (if not to big) to show the area.

Thanks,
sfloggie

Jim

 

[JDCOMPACTMAN]

Nice purchase! You won't be disapointed.

 

[JDGreenGrass]

The land is sandy loam which quickly turns soft and slick in rain (or dew). all has ground cover of some type except the 22 acres just harvested of corn and soon to be in winter wheat before soybeans in the spring.

What are situations for the wider wheels and ballast?

I will be going into thick scrub and saplings but plan to use a rented BobCat (T320) with Forestry Cutter to clean a path of about 1.5 miles to the river. Afterward I will keep the path and other trails plus open areas clear with the JD.

I need to connect a lot of old ditches as they start and stop creating areas of polled or flowing water. I will send pictures and video (if not to big) to show the area.

Thanks,
sfloggie

Jim

That's a good project right there.

Looing forward to the documentary.:thumbsup:

 

[CinderSchnauzer]

What are situations for the wider wheels and ballast?
Thanks,
sfloggie

Jim

There have been quite a few discussions that the 3x20 series "is tippy" or "feels tippy." You said yours has the R4's. If they are mounted in the narrow position and taken of and reversed side to side you'll gain 3 or 4 inches of width which will aid in stability. Not sure with R4's but on my R3's if the valves are on the outside they are in "narrow" position - reversing gives me 4" wider IIRC.

Ballast will help distribute the weight of a load more evenly between the front / rear axles and in simple terms help to stabilize the unit and prevent fore / aft tipping. As an example, put 1,500 #s in the FEL bucket or on a pair of pallet forks. With no ballast on the rear to counter act the load, not only is the front axle overloaded - the rear wheels could possibly come off the ground. Same scenario with a heavy load on the 3 PTH and nothing on the front - front wheels can tip up. the BH makes good ballast for the back since the 447 BH you have weighs approx 1,100# Filled or loaded tires and / or wheel weights are another tool in the quest to keep you machine on the ground or help prevent roll over when driving sideways on hills.

There is a good thread http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/safety/183762-how-kill-yourself-without-knowing-new-post.html you might enjoy reading

 

[sfloggie]

I can not believe the amount of great information and observations received in this thread and others. In fact I am amazed. Advice given such as where the stems are as relates to narrow or not is something I would have not learned for a while..if ever.

I was raised on a farm but did not pay attention... Now I know how hard and smart my Dad worked. I will keep you informed of my progress..not to show off, but receive correction where need be.

Hope those who vote (as I would like) vote today!